Tom Hanks Classic With 95% RT Audience Score Is Getting A New Streaming Home Next Month

July 20, 2025

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Tom Hanks’ beloved movie with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score is headed to a new streaming home. Hanks has been in some of Hollywood’s most successful and beloved films throughout his career, including comedies (Big), historical thrillers (Apollo 13), and war epics (Saving Private Ryan).

While Tom Hanks has been involved in several acclaimed movies, he shows no signs of slowing down, earning his sixth Oscar nomination in 2020 for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. With a Wes Anderson film as his sole 2025 movie, Hanks returns in 2026 for another installment in the Toy Story series. Until then, fans can catch one of his best films on Hulu in August 2025.

What This Means For Tom Hanks & Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump Remains A Beloved Hit Decades After Its Release

Tom Hanks’ beloved classic movie Forrest Gump is set to arrive on Hulu on August 1, 2025. This will be one of several popular movies dropping on the streaming service that day. Also arriving on Hulu are 28 Days, A Simple Favor, Click, Coyote Ugly, Date Night, District 9, Evil Dead (2013), Father of the Bride, and Pretty Woman.

Tom Hanks as Forrest and Haley Joel Osment as Forrest Jr in Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump is a fictional larger-than-life story of the “slow-witted” Forrest Gump and the way he touches the lives of everyone around him.

Of those movies, Forrest Gump remains the one with the highest critical acclaim. Released in 1994 and directed by Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks stars as the titular character, moving through several historical events and experiences throughout the 20th century. Zemeckis digitally added Hanks to several real-life newsreels among historical figures.

This made Hanks the first actor since Spencer Tracy to win two consecutive Oscars for Best Actor.

Forrest Gump earned 13 Oscar nominations, winning six of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Hanks. This made Hanks the first actor since Spencer Tracy to win two consecutive Oscars for Best Actor. The Oscar success also caused great debate because it beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption.

Our Take On Forrest Gump Coming To Hulu Streaming

Forrest Gump Remains A Technical Masterpiece

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump on the verge of tears in a scene from Forrest Gump

Despite any reservations about Forrest Gump’s Oscar success, there is no denying that it is a technical masterpiece. Robert Zemeckis has proven to be a master in the realm of groundbreaking filmmaking techniques, from his work on Back to the Future to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, and Here.

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The collaborations between Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis have led to some of the most enduring releases in modern cinema and true timeless classics.

Anyone who hasn’t seen Forrest Gump can now watch it on Hulu and witness the inspired filmmaking as Zemeckis seamlessly integrates the character into real-life scenes, featuring everyone from U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson to John Lennon, and more.

Sources: Hulu